Wine glass charm

ABSTRACT

A wine glass charm having an edible portion which may be easily removable or detachable from the remainder of the wine glass charm for consumption while drinking wine. The edible portion may be chocolate, bread, crackers, or other foods commonly paired with wine. In this regard, the edible wine glass charm serves the dual purpose of creating a visual identifier for identifying a user&#39;s wine glass, and coupling the food to the wine glass charm to make the food readily available to the user.

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BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field

The present disclosure generally relates to a wine glass charm, and morespecifically to a wine glass charm having an edible portion which may beselectively removed for consumption by the user, while the remainingportion of the wine glass charm remains connected to the wine glass.

2. Related Art

Social gatherings and celebrations are oftentimes accompanied withfestive drinks and food. One of the most regularly served drinks duringsocial gatherings and celebrations is wine. The wine is frequentlypaired with food, such as chocolate, cheese, bread, crackers, meat,nuts, fruit, etc. In some cases, specific food items may be intended tocomplement specific wines so as to create smooth synergy on ones palate.For instance, milk chocolate is commonly paired pinot noir or merlotwines, while dark chocolate is typically paired with zinfandel andcabernet sauvignon wines.

Traditionally, wine is served in wine glasses, which are often identicaland cannot easily be distinguished from one another. As peoplecongregate and socialize, their wine glasses may be placed on countersand tables next to other wine glasses, making it difficult for therightful owner to subsequently retrieve the proper wine glass. If thewrong glass is misidentified, someone may mistakenly consume from a wineglass belonging to someone else, which may cause social disgrace andlead to the spread of germs.

In view of this problem, various wine glass identification devices havebeen developed and utilized to uniquely associate a specific wine glasswith a corresponding user. One example of a wine glass identificationdevice is a paper roundel, which typically is a circular disc that hasbeen cut from the perimeter to permit insertion of the stem of the wineglass into the paper roundel. The roundel may be closed via adhesivetape to secure the roundel to the wine glass. A user may then write hisor her name on the paper roundel for identification purposes.

Another example of a wine glass identification device is a wine glasscharm, which typically includes a wire clasp that is used to connect thewine glass charm to the wine glass stem. One or more unique charmelements may be connected to the wire clasp, wherein the unique charmelements serve to distinguish one wine glass charm from the next wineglass charm.

Although the foregoing wine glass identification devices may be used forpurposes of visually distinguishing the wine glasses, similaridentification problems may arise in connection with the food served orpaired with the wine. In some cases, individuals may prepare a tray offood and place the tray down on a counter or table next to severalsimilar trays, thereby making it difficult to easily discern which traybelongs to the individual.

Accordingly, there is a need in the art for an improved wine glass charmwhich is specifically configured and adapted to uniquely identify acorresponding wine glass and also provide identification or associationwith food. The present invention addresses this need, as will bediscussed in more detail below.

BRIEF SUMMARY

According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a wine glasscharm having an edible portion which may be easily removable ordetachable from the remainder of the wine glass charm for consumptionwhile drinking wine. The edible portion may be chocolate, bread,crackers, or other foods commonly paired with wine. In this regard, theedible wine glass charm serves the dual purpose of creating a visualidentifier for identifying a user's wine glass, and coupling the food tothe wine glass charm to make the food readily available to the user.

According to one embodiment, there is provided a wine glass charmconfigured for use with a wine glass. The wine glass charm includes aretaining element configured to be selectively engageable with the wineglass, and a first edible charm element connected to the retainingelement. The first edible charm element includes a first cover elementattached to the retaining element, and a first edible element enclosedwithin the first cover element.

The wine glass charm may further include a second edible charm elementconnected to the retaining element. The second edible charm element mayinclude a second cover element attached to the retaining element and asecond edible element enclosed within the second cover element. Thefirst edible element and the second edible element may be formed fromdifferent edible materials. The first and second edible elements may beformed from cheese, chocolate, and crackers. The first and second edibleelements may further define different external configurations.

The first cover element may create a fluid tight seal around the firstedible element. The first cover element may include a hole forconnecting the first cover element to the retaining element. The firstcover element may be configured to be sacrificial to enable a user todisconnect the first edible charm element from the retaining element.

The retaining element may include a flexible ring. The edible charmelement may be slidably connected to the retaining element.

According to another embodiment, there is provided a wine glass charmconfigured for use with a wine glass. The wine glass charm includes acharm body having an upper surface, a lower surface, a sidewallextending between the upper and lower surfaces, and a pair of slot wallsconnected to the side wall and extending between the upper and lowersurfaces to define an access slot therebetween. An inner wall isconnected to the pair of slot walls and defines an inner opening incommunication with the access slot. The pair of slot walls and the innerwall is configured to allow the stem of a wine glass to be advancedthrough the access slot and received within the inner opening to connectthe charm body to the wine glass. A first cavity extends into the charmbody from the upper surface toward the lower surface. A first edibleelement is disposed within the first cavity, and a first sealing elementconnected to the charm body and extending over the first cavity tocreate a fluid tight seal between the charm body and the first sealingelement.

The charm body may further include a second cavity extending into thecharm body from the upper surface toward the lower surface and in spacedrelation to the first cavity. The wine glass charm may further include asecond edible element disposed within the second cavity. A secondsealing element may be connected to the charm body and extend over thesecond cavity to create a fluid tight seal between the charm body andthe second sealing element.

The pair of slot walls may be moveable between an expanded position anda retracted position, wherein the size of the access slot increases asthe slot walls move from the retracted position toward the expandedposition, the pair of slot walls being biased toward the retractedposition.

The wine glass charm may include indicia displayed on the sidewall.

The presently contemplated embodiments will be best understood byreference to the following detailed description when read in conjunctionwith the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other features and advantages of the various embodimentsdisclosed herein will be better understood with respect to the followingdescription and drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is an upper perspective view of a wine glass charm constructed inaccordance with a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an upper perspective view of a wine glass charm constructed inaccordance with a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an upper perspective view of a wine glass charm constructed inaccordance with a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an exploded upper perspective view of the wine glass charmshown in FIG. 3 removed from the wine glass;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the wine glass charm shown in FIG. 3; and

FIG. 6 is a top view of a wine glass charm having two cavities.

Common reference numerals are used throughout the drawings and thedetailed description to indicate the same elements.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The detailed description set forth below in connection with the appendeddrawings is intended as a description of the presently preferredembodiments of the invention, and is not intended to represent the onlyform in which the present devices may be developed or utilized. It is tobe understood, however, that the same or equivalent functions may beaccomplished by different embodiments that are also intended to beencompassed within the spirit and scope of the invention. It is furtherunderstood that the use of relational terms such as first, second, andthe like are used solely to distinguish one from another entity withoutnecessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or orderbetween such entities.

Referring now to the drawings, wherein the showings are for purposes ofillustrating preferred embodiments of the present invention only, andnot for purposes of limiting the same, there is provided a wine glasscharm 10 having an edible portion which may be eaten while enjoying aglass of wine. The wine glass charm 10 may include unique attributes(i.e., color, shape, indicia, etc.) to allow the wine glass charm 10 tobe used to identify the user's wine glass 14. The edible wine glasscharm 10 is multifunctional due to its unique capability to create avisually distinct appearance in connection with the wine glass 14, whilealso securing food/snacks to the wine glass 14 to make the food easilyand readily retrievable by a user while enjoying the wine. Thus, variousaspects of the present invention are directed toward combining thefunctions of a conventional wine glass charm and a snack plate/tray inan attractive an easy-to-use device.

Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that wine glasses 14may be constructed in a wide range of shapes and configurations. Theexemplary wine glass 14 shown in the drawings includes a bowl portion16, a stem portion 18, and a foot portion 20. In general, many winedrinkers prefer a wine glass 14 having a tall, broad bowl portion 16 fordrinking red wine, and a smaller, narrower bowl portion 16 for drinkingwhite wine. In this regard, the term “wine glass” as used herein isintended to encompass many different variations of wine glasses 14,including wine glasses 14 intended for both red wine and white wine.Furthermore, the term “wine glass” is broad enough to encompassconventional champagne flutes, mugs, cups (including coffee cups), beersteins, water bottles.

According to one embodiment, and referring now specifically to FIG. 1,the wine glass charm 10 includes a retaining element configured to beselectively engageable with the wine glass 14. In the embodiment shownin FIG. 1, the retaining element 22 a includes a ring having a slit 24formed therein to allow the retaining element 22 to extend around thestem portion 18 of the wine glass 14. The ring is preferably formed frombendable/flexible material, such as metal, plastic, rubber, or the like,for opening of the slit 24 to allow for advancement of the stem portion18 into the retaining element 22, and for closing of the slit 24 tosecure the retaining element 22 to the stem portion 28. Furthermore, theopening and closing of the slit 24 further accommodates removal of thestem portion 18 from the retaining element 22.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of a wine charm 10 having a retainingelement 22 b that is different from the retaining element 22 a shown inFIG. 1. The retaining element 22 b includes a clasping mechanism 26 toeffectuate connection and disconnection of the retaining element 22 b tothe wine glass 14. In the particular implementation depicted in FIG. 2,the clasping mechanism 26 includes a hook portion 25 formed at a firstend portion of the retaining element 22 b, wherein the hook portion 25is configured to selectively engage with a second end portion 27 of theretaining element 22 b. When the hook portion 25 is engaged with thesecond end portion 27 of the retaining element 22 b, the retainingelement 22 b defines a closed loop so as to secure the retaining element22 b to the wine glass 14. When the hook portion 25 is disengaged fromthe second end portion 27 of the retaining element 22 b, an opening iscreated through which the stem portion 18 passes for connecting anddisconnecting the retaining element 22 thereto.

The retaining elements 22 a, 22 b shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are exemplaryin nature only and are not intended to limit the scope of the presentinvention. Along these lines, it is contemplated that other retainingelements, such as twist-ties, may additionally be used in differentembodiments of the invention. Furthermore, the size, shape, and color ofthe retaining element 22 may vary from one wine charm 10 to the next.For instance, the retaining element 22 may be star-shaped, oval-shaped,triangular, quadrangular, etc. The retaining element 22 may also bebendable and configured to retain its shape to define a unique shape. Inthis regard, the size, shape and color of the retaining element 22 mayprovide a visually distinct characteristic used to identify a user'swine charm 10 (and corresponding wine glass 14).

The wine glass charm 10 further includes one or more edible charmelements 28 connected to the retaining element 22. The exemplaryembodiment depicted in FIG. 1 includes three edible charm elements 28,although it is contemplated that other embodiments may include as few asone edible charm element 28, while other embodiments include more thanthree edible charm elements 28. The connection of the edible charmelement 28 to the retaining element 22 conveniently attaches the foodelement/snack to the wine glass 14, thereby making the food elementreadily available and easily retrievable by the user when drinking wine.Furthermore, in view of the integration of the food element/snack iteminto the unique wine glass charm 10, it is highly unlikely that the userwould inadvertently retrieve a food item/snack belonging to someoneelse.

According to one embodiment, the edible charm elements 28 include anedible element 30 (i.e., the snack or food portion) wrapped or enclosedwithin a cover element 32. The edible element 30 preferably includes afood product that is typically paired with wine. For instance, theedible element 30 may include various cheeses, chocolates, crackers,fruits, dried fruits, meats, dips, breads, or other foods known by thoseskilled in the art to be paired or served with wine.

The edible charm elements 28 may be specifically sized, configured andpackaged to have a desirable and unique aesthetic appearance to allowthe edible charm elements 28 as a visual identifier for the user's wineglass 14. For instance, a first wine glass charm 10 may include edibleelements 30 wrapped in pink-colored wrappers 32, while a second wineglass charm 10 may include edible elements 30 wrapped in yellow-coloredwrappers 32. Thus, the color of the wrapper/cover element 32 may serveas the unique identifier for distinguishing one wine glass 14 from thenext.

It is also contemplated that the unique identifier may relate to theedible element 30. For instance, a first wine glass charm 10 may onlyinclude crackers as the edible element 30, while a second wine glasscharm 10 may only include chocolate as the edible element 30.Alternatively, one wine glass charm 10 may include white chocolate,while another wine glass charm 10 include dark chocolate. It is furthercontemplated that the shapes of the edible elements 30 may vary and beunique to their respective wine glass charm 10.

It is further contemplated that the unique identifier may not relate tothe edible element 30 (i.e., the edible elements 30 may be the same orsubstantially similar from one wine charm to the next), but relates tosome other aspect of the wine charm element 10. For instance, theretainer element 22 may be different (i.e., different colors, shapes,etc.), or the wine glass charm 10 may include other features, such asgems, stones, auxiliary charms, which are not edible, yet add toaesthetics of the wine glass charm, and also serve to uniquely identifythe corresponding wine glass 14.

The cover element 32 covers the edible element 30 to preserve andmaintain the edible element 30 within a sanitary environment. Alongthese lines, the cover element 32 preferably encloses the edible element30 within a substantially fluid tight compartment formed by the coverelement 32. In this regard, the cover element 32 may be wrapped aroundthe edible element 30 and then sealed to create the fluid tight sealaround the edible element 30. The cover element 32 may be formed frommaterials commonly used in the food packaging industry for preservingfood, such as plastic, cellophane, or the like.

The cover element 32 preferably includes an aperture 34 formed thereinfor slidably connecting the cover element 32 to the retaining element22. In FIG. 1, a link 36 extends through the aperture 34 and around theretaining element 22 a for coupling the cover element 32 to theretaining element 22 a. In FIG. 2, the retaining element 22 b passesdirectly through the apertures 34 formed within the respective coverelements 32.

The cover element 32 may be configured to be sacrificial when removingthe edible charm element 28 from the retaining element 22. According toone embodiment, the user may pull on the edible charm element 28 with asufficient force to cause the cover element 32 to tear away fromretaining element 22. In this regard, the cover element 32 may includeperforations or other features directed toward effortlessly removing theedible charm element 28 from the retaining element 22.

Although the foregoing description describes the edible charm element 28as including a cover element 32 for covering the edible element 30, itis contemplated that other embodiments of the invention do not include acover element 32. In particular, attention is drawn to the star-shapededible element 30 depicted in FIG. 2, which is connected to directly theretaining element 22 b without a cover element 32. To this end, thestar-shaped edible element 30 includes an aperture formed therein forenabling connection to the retaining element 22 b. For instance, in thecase of a chocolate edible element 30, the aperture may be molded intothe chocolate during the formation of the edible element 30, while inthe case of cheese, crackers, bread, etc., the aperture may be drilled,stamped or otherwise formed into the edible element 30 during theformation thereof.

It is contemplated that the edible portion of the wine glass charm 10may not be limited to the edible charm element 28, but may also includethe retaining element 22. In this regard, the retaining element 22 mayadditionally be formed from an edible material, such as crackers,cheese, meat, or other edible materials known in the art. It may bedesirable to form the edible retaining element 22 from a formablematerial to allow a user to bend or otherwise attach the retainingelement 22 to the wine glass. Along these lines, it is contemplated thatcertain embodiments of the edible retaining element 22 may be formedcompletely from the edible material, or only partially from the ediblematerial (e.g., the retaining element may include a non-ediblestructural portion encased within an edible material).

It is contemplated that the wine glass charm 10 may be sold as an entireunit (i.e., including the retaining element 22 and one or more ediblecharm elements 28) or as separate components (i.e., the retainingelement 22 and the edible charm elements 28 sold separately). Theretaining element 22 may be reusable and thus, reloaded/restocked withedible charm elements 28 as needed. Along these lines, the edible charmelements 28 may be packaged and sold as refills for use with an existingretaining element 22. Furthermore, given that the edible charm elements28 may be reloaded onto the retaining element 22, the edible wine glasscharm 10 may be selectively placed on or otherwise connected to theretaining element 22 to suit the user's palate and to complement thewine which the user is drinking. In this regard, the edible charmelements 28 may be packaged and marketed for use with particulartypes/varietals of wine.

Referring now specifically to FIGS. 3-6, there is depicted anotherembodiment of a wine glass charm 100 configured for use with a wineglass 14. The primary distinction between the wine glass charm 100 shownin FIGS. 3-6 and the wine glass charm 10 shown in FIGS. 1-2 is that thewine glass charm 100 includes a charm body 102 having one or morecavities for storing food (i.e., edible elements). The food storagecavities within the charm body 102 may provide a robust and secure areafor storing food. Furthermore, the size of the cavities may allow forstorage of a more generous amount of food.

According to one embodiment, the charm body 102 is a disk-like elementhaving an upper surface 104, a lower surface 106 and a peripheralsidewall 108 extending between the upper and lower surfaces 104, 106.The charm body 102 further includes a pair of slot walls 110, 112connected to the peripheral side wall 108 and extending between theupper and lower surfaces 104, 106 to define an access slot 114therebetween. The access slot 114 is sized to accommodate passage of thestem portion 18 of a wine glass 14 therethrough and into an inneropening 116 formed within the charm body 102. The inner opening 116 isformed by an inner wall 118 connected to the pair of slot walls 110,112, such that the inner opening 116 is in communication with the accessslot 114.

According to one embodiment, the pair of slot walls 110, 112 aremoveable between an expanded position and a retracted position duringpassage of the wine glass stem portion 18 through the slot 114. Inparticular, the size of the access slot 14 increases as the slot walls110, 112 move from the retracted position toward the expanded position.The pair of slot walls are biased toward the retracted position so as tomaintain the stem portion 18 within the inner opening 116 after the stemportion 18 passes through the slot 114.

The charm body 102 defines a thickness, “T” between the upper surface104 and the lower surface 106 to accommodate the storage cavities. Theexemplary charm body 102 depicted in FIGS. 3-5 includes three cavities118, 120, 122 for storing food, wherein each cavity 118, 120, 122extends into the charm body 102 from the top surface 104 toward thebottom surface 106. The cavities 118, 120 are separated by dividing wall124, while cavities 120, 122 are separated by dividing wall 126. FIG. 6shows another embodiment of the charm body 102 having only two cavities128, 130 separated by dividing wall 125. As such, the number of cavitiesin the charm body 102 may be varied without departing from the spiritand scope of the present invention, and may include as few as onecavity, or more than three cavities. Furthermore, the cavities formedwithin a single charm body 102 may be equal in size and shape, oralternatively, may have different sizes and shapes. For instance, acavity for crackers may define a first size and shape, while a cavityfor cheese may define a second size and shape different from the firstsize and shape.

According to various aspects of the present invention, the charm body102 may include one or more distinctive attributes which serve as visualidentifiers to allow a user to readily identify the wine glass connectedto his or her wine glass charm 100. Along these lines, the charm body102 may have a distinctive color, shape, texture, etc.

Referring now specifically to FIG. 3, one embodiment of the wine glasscharm 100 includes sealing elements 132, 134, 136 connected to the charmbody 102 to seal food items stored within the cavities 118, 120, 122 andto prevent food from spilling out of the respective cavity when the usertips the wine glass 14 when drinking wine from the glass 14. The sealingelements 132, 134, 136 are preferably coupled to the charm body 102 suchthat a fluid tight seal is created between the sealing elements 132,134, 136 and the charm body 102 to create a barrier over the respectivecavity 118, 120, 122. Although the exemplary embodiment includes aseparate sealing element 132, 134, 136 for each cavity 118 120, 122, itis contemplated that in other embodiments, a single sealing element mayextend over a plurality of cavities. The sealing elements 132, 134, 136may be formed from a material commonly used in the food packagingindustry.

In order to access the food item(s) stored within the cavities, thesealing element covering the cavity is removed. According to oneembodiment, the sealing element may be easily peeled away from the charmbody 102 to uncover the corresponding cavity.

It is contemplated that certain embodiments of the wine glass charm 100may be adapted for one-time use (e.g., disposable), while otherembodiments of the wine glass charm 100 are adapted for repeated use(e.g., reusable). In the reusable embodiments, the charm body 102 may beformed from a more durable material capable of withstanding repeateduses. Furthermore, the reusable charm body 102 may be used withreplaceable sealing elements having an adhesive strip for connecting thesealing elements to the charm body 102.

Although the foregoing describes a preferred embodiment of the wineglass charm 100 including sealing elements connected to the charm body102, it is contemplated that other embodiments of the wine glass charm100 may be used without sealing elements. In this regard, the charm body102 may function as an individual serving tray for the food items.

It is further contemplated that the wine glass charm 100 may includeindicia 138 displayed on the charm body 102 to create a visual indicatorfor identifying a user's wine glass charm 100. In the exemplaryembodiment, the indicia 138 is displayed on the sidewall 108, althoughthe indicia 138 may be displayed on any exposed surface of the charmbody 102. The indicia 138 may be different wine terms (e.g., merlot,cabernet, Bordeaux, malbec, sauvignon, chardonnay, etc.), differentnames (e.g., personalized to include the first and/or last names of theattendees of the social gathering), different designs (repeating squaredesign, repeating circle design, etc.) or other visually distinctmarkings.

The particulars shown herein are by way of example and for purposes ofillustrative discussion of the embodiments of the present invention onlyand are presented in the cause of providing what is believed to be themost useful and readily understood description of the principles andconceptual aspects. In this regard, no attempt is made to show moredetails than is necessary for a fundamental understanding of thedisclosure, the description taken with the drawings making apparent tothose skilled in the art how the several forms of the presentlydisclosed invention may be embodied in practice.

What is claimed is:
 1. A wine glass charm configured for use with a wineglass, the wine glass charm comprising: a retaining element configuredto be selectively engageable with the wine glass; and a first ediblecharm element connected to the retaining element, the first edible charmelement including: a first cover element attached to the retainingelement; and a first edible element enclosed within the first coverelement.
 2. The wine glass charm recited in claim 1, wherein the ediblecharm element is slidably connected to the retaining element.
 3. Thewine glass charm recited in claim 1, further comprising a second ediblecharm element connected to the retaining element, the second ediblecharm element including: a second cover element attached to theretaining element; and a second edible element enclosed within thesecond cover element.
 4. The wine glass charm recited in claim 3,wherein the first edible element and the second edible element areformed from different edible materials.
 5. The wine glass charm recitedin claim 3, wherein the first and second edible elements are formed fromat least one of: cheese, chocolate, and crackers.
 6. The wine glasscharm recited in claim 3, wherein the first and second edible elementsdefine different external configurations.
 7. The wine glass charmrecited in claim 1, wherein the first cover element creates a fluidtight seal around the first edible element.
 8. The wine glass charmrecited in claim 1, wherein the first cover element includes a hole forconnecting the first cover element to the retaining element.
 9. The wineglass charm recited in claim 1, wherein the first cover element isconfigured to be sacrificial to enable a user to disconnect the firstedible charm element from the retaining element.
 10. The wine glasscharm recited in claim 1, wherein the retaining element includes aflexible ring.
 11. A wine glass charm configured for use with a wineglass and a retaining element configured to be selectively engageablewith the wine glass, the wine glass charm comprising: a first ediblecharm element connected to the retaining element, the first edible charmelement including: a first cover element attached to the retainingelement; and a first edible element enclosed within the first coverelement.
 12. The wine glass charm recited in claim 11, wherein the firstcover element creates a fluid tight seal around the first edibleelement.
 13. The wine glass charm recited in claim 11, wherein the firstcover element includes a hole for connecting the first cover element tothe retaining element.
 14. The wine glass charm recited in claim 11,wherein the first cover element is configured to be sacrificial toenable a user to disconnect the first edible charm element from theretaining element.
 15. A wine glass charm configured for use with a wineglass having a stem, the wine glass charm comprising: a charm bodyhaving: an upper surface; a lower surface; a sidewall extending betweenthe upper and lower surfaces; a pair of slot walls connected to the sidewall and extending between the upper and lower surfaces to define anaccess slot therebetween; an inner wall connected to the pair of slotwalls and defining an inner opening in communication with the accessslot, the pair of slot walls and inner wall being configured to allowthe stem of a wine glass to be advanced through the access slot andreceived within the inner opening to connect the charm body to the wineglass; and a first cavity extending into the charm body from the uppersurface toward the lower surface; a first edible element disposed withinthe first cavity; and a first sealing element connected to the charmbody and extending over the first cavity to create a fluid tight sealbetween the charm body and the first sealing element.
 16. The wine glasscharm recited in claim 15, wherein the flexible charm body furtherincludes a second cavity extending into the charm body from the uppersurface toward the lower surface and in spaced relation to the firstcavity, the wine glass charm further comprising: a second edible elementdisposed within the second cavity.
 17. The wine glass charm recited inclaim 16, further comprising a second sealing element connected to thecharm body and extending over the second cavity to create fluid tightseal between the charm body and the second sealing element.
 18. The wineglass charm recited in claim 16, wherein the first and second edibleelements are formed from different edible materials.
 19. The wine glasscharm recited in claim 15, wherein the pair of slot walls are moveablebetween an expanded position and a retracted position, wherein the sizeof the access slot increases as the slot walls move from the retractedposition toward the expanded position, the pair of slot walls beingbiased toward the retracted position.
 20. The wine glass charm recitedin claim 15, further comprising indicia displayed on the sidewall.